Hello satya,
Good to hear that you are from management background.
It's good that you are preparing on your own.
First of all, get CAT preparation material of some good coaching institute.

For Quant, there are two good books- Arun Sharma & Sarvesh Varma. You can refer to any of these. I referred the latter one as suggested by one of my friends. However, I think the former is more popular with the students. Both the books are good. But dont buy both. No need to unnecessary collect a lot of books & material. If you have limited time, solving one book is enough. Go for the second book only when you have finished the entire syllabus.

No special book for concepts of Data Interpretation, Logical Reasoning and Verbal Ability. You can rely on the coaching material for all the concepts and can solve all the practice questions. However, you can refer to some books on these topics only after you finish the entire syllabus.

For verbal, you also need to read Word Power made Easy by Norman Lewis. It is a very good book which helps in increasing vocabulary not by memorising stuff, but by understanding the ideas behind the words. It is distributed into 45-47 sessions meant to be read one at a time. It is a must-read book and should be completed within two months of starting your preparation.

You also need to read a few good story books as explained in the next point.

I hope this will work for you.
Wish you all the best.
Cheers !!

For preparation you can refer to following reference books as per your choice and understanding :

1) How to prepare for Quantitative Aptitude for the CAT by Arun Sharma
2) Quantum CAT By Sarvesh Verma
3) Pearson Guide to Quantitative Aptitude for CAT by Nishit Sinha

All the best!

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